When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, it unleashed a torrent of destruction that obliterated Pompeii and neighboring towns.

Several lines of evidence, from chiseled inscriptions to missing horses, suggest that thousands of people survived the ...

As many as 30,000 Romans fled the ruined region in A.D. 79. But some returned, a new study reveals, and the city limped on as a fragile, ashen shantytown. By Franz Lidz Of all end times tales, the ...

To explore the site, the researchers drafted a multidisciplinary team of scientists from the fields of botany, architecture, ...

This final episode of a three-part series exploring the intertwined histories of Pompeii and Vesuvius investigates how the remains of the eruption's victims illuminate their lives - and their deaths.

The seat is across from the entrance to the Villa of the Mysteries, a large property full of beautiful frescoes located just ...

Scientists sampled tiny bone fragments sealed inside several Pompeii casts and tested DNA and isotopes to ask, and answer, ...

Brian Hicks’ recent column paints a picture of Mount Pleasant Town Council sneaking through a possibly illegal “15 percent tax increase” just before an election. That narrative makes for catchy ...

The City of Rocky Mount is hosting its second of two public meetings this week for community members to discuss the budget issues. The city says all departments will have some reductions, including ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Mount Carmel East hospital employee was seriously injured after being stabbed Tuesday morning, according to a Columbus public safety dispatcher. The call for the reported stabbing ...

(RNS) — In the wake of Sunday’s memorial service for Charlie Kirk (Sept. 21), New York Times columnist David French tried to explain how a stadium packed with evangelical Christians could at once ...